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    How do you kick a curveball?
    Walter Merino
    Soccer Coach
    Walter Merino is a Youth Soccer Coach and Co-Founder of Ole Soccer Club based out of the Los Angeles, California area. He has coached youth from the age of four to the high school and college levels. Walter has played collegiate soccer for Cal Poly Pomona and Los Angeles Mission College. His accomplishments include coaching Olé Soccer Club to win the 2017 Cal South State Cup Governors Boys 2007 Division title.
    Soccer Coach
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    Practice hitting passes by using the internal part of your foot. You have to curve your legs and allow your body to follow through. As you are about to hit the ball, make sure you swing your leg like a J shape, and as you strike the ball follow through. This allows the ball to go ahead and curve through the air. The more you practice, the more you'll be able to manipulate the ball to curve a certain way with more effect.
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    What can you do to improve dribbling skills?
    Walter Merino
    Soccer Coach
    Walter Merino is a Youth Soccer Coach and Co-Founder of Ole Soccer Club based out of the Los Angeles, California area. He has coached youth from the age of four to the high school and college levels. Walter has played collegiate soccer for Cal Poly Pomona and Los Angeles Mission College. His accomplishments include coaching Olé Soccer Club to win the 2017 Cal South State Cup Governors Boys 2007 Division title.
    Soccer Coach
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    Players need to understand that the game is multidirectional. To improve your dribbling skills, a player needs to learn the ability to change direction, to manipulate the ball, to fake one way and go the other way, is what builds confidence and they have to come up with solutions on how to find the open goal.
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    If I'm a good player and I go for practice everyday but they don't want me to be part of the team A, what can I do next to leave or stay?
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    Give 100% effort, show up on time, have a good work ethic and have a positive attitude. If others started doing this activity before you did, they may have a head-start on you in terms of skills. You may want to put in extra time practicing on your own to catch up. You may also want to discuss with your coach about your goals to see what you need to do in order to move up.
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    If I'm a good player I go for practice every day but my coach doesn't want me to be part of the team A, what can I do next to leave or stay?
    caden tan
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    Ask coach to place you on another team. Only the coach has authority over those type of things.
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